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Looking for some summer gloves which will give decent enough protection in an off, but are also OK for summer.
Seems Ebay have a few offerings such as these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vented-Leather-Motorbik...
Is cheap gear best avoided or does it really matter? The last pair of summer gloves I got from Aldi when they sell their biker gear and they havnt fallen apart, just fancy a new pair.
Seems Ebay have a few offerings such as these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vented-Leather-Motorbik...
Is cheap gear best avoided or does it really matter? The last pair of summer gloves I got from Aldi when they sell their biker gear and they havnt fallen apart, just fancy a new pair.
I just bought a pair of these for summer. Unfortunately they wont arrive until next week sometime so I can't tell you if they are crap or not. https://www.xlmoto.co.uk/course-wasteland-smarttou...
Do you really think a £10.99 pair of gloves are going to offer decent protection?
The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
Jazoli said:
Do you really think a £10.99 pair of gloves are going to offer decent protection?
The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
This is the best advice.The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
Jazoli said:
Do you really think a £10.99 pair of gloves are going to offer decent protection?
The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
Are a pair of River Island or Levi jeans better made than New Look/H&M? Often not, a big portion of that extra cost is just the brand. Wouldnt surprise me if a lot of these cheap gloves are made a long side the branded ones in the same factory. How many chinese factories do you think are dedicated to making one brand of gloves only?The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
Just curious, unless there are studies showing comparisons in real world crashes between cheaper gloves and branded, the jury is still out. It's easy to buy an expensive pair and be biased into thinking, 'hmm these feel better made'. And as someone mentioned above, expensive ones split too.
PIGINAWIG said:
Jazoli said:
Do you really think a £10.99 pair of gloves are going to offer decent protection?
The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
This is the best advice.The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
Jazoli said:
Do you really think a £10.99 pair of gloves are going to offer decent protection?
The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
Thanks for the tip. The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
Just ordered a pair of these, I especially like the colour.. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gardening-Waterproof-Slim...
EazyDuz said:
Jazoli said:
Do you really think a £10.99 pair of gloves are going to offer decent protection?
The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
Are a pair of River Island or Levi jeans better made than New Look/H&M? Often not, a big portion of that extra cost is just the brand. Wouldnt surprise me if a lot of these cheap gloves are made a long side the branded ones in the same factory. How many chinese factories do you think are dedicated to making one brand of gloves only?The first thing that hits the ground when you fall off are your hands usually, there are plenty of summer gloves on sale from manufacturers like Richa, Astars, Frank Thomas Lindstrand and many others for less than £50 which isn't a great deal of money and will have been tested properly.
You might as well wear a pair of gardening gloves instead
Just curious, unless there are studies showing comparisons in real world crashes between cheaper gloves and branded, the jury is still out. It's easy to buy an expensive pair and be biased into thinking, 'hmm these feel better made'. And as someone mentioned above, expensive ones split too.
Most motorcycle specific gloves of a reasonable cost are tested to a motorcycle specific CE standard. Similarly some of even the top brands do cheap gloves that won’t do a right lot in a crash.
Yes some high end gloves split in crashes but when we see these gloves we never know the full extent of the crash and some people’s expectations are ridiculous. Gloves also split without crashing but again we don’t know how they have been looked after. Most people don’t take care of their gloves and expect them to last forever. They fail to see that of course the leather/stitching is going to be weakened with years worth of dirt, sweat and rain.
Ultimately it’s up to you whether you think anything over £10.99 for a pair of gloves is a con but I think the majority can see that some £10.99 gloves won’t be very good.
Being slightly sweeping here but I think there is a bit of nostalgia with some of this. There was a time when certain brands were genuinely the pinnacle of quality, with them appearing to be made meticulously in UK (or other respected places) factories..
Look at cars.. BMW and Mercedes were once seen as a class way above and Korea was laughed at. Now the tables are at least balanced and often turned.
Most brands manufacture in the Far East, regardless who they are.. So yes, I'd be cautious of a super budget product but I certainly wouldn't assume it's crap just because it doesn't have a BKS, Frank Thomas etc label on it.
Look at some of Lidl's gear. Ok it's not the pinnacle of style but often it doesn't fall apart either... And it's very cheap.
Look at cars.. BMW and Mercedes were once seen as a class way above and Korea was laughed at. Now the tables are at least balanced and often turned.
Most brands manufacture in the Far East, regardless who they are.. So yes, I'd be cautious of a super budget product but I certainly wouldn't assume it's crap just because it doesn't have a BKS, Frank Thomas etc label on it.
Look at some of Lidl's gear. Ok it's not the pinnacle of style but often it doesn't fall apart either... And it's very cheap.
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